Air pollution A power plant generates electricity by burning oil.
Pollutants produced as a result of the burning process are removed
by scrubbers in the smokestacks. Over time, the scrubbers
become less efficient and eventually they must be replaced when the amount of pollution released exceeds government standards.
Measurements are taken at the end of each month determining the
rate at which pollutants are released into the atmosphere, recorded
as follows.
a. Assuming a $30-$ day month and that new scrubbers allow only
0.05 ton/day to be released, give an upper estimate of the
total tonnage of pollutants released by the end of June. What is
a lower estimate?
b. In the best case, approximately when will a total of 125 tons
of pollutants have been released into the atmosphere?